What would an Enrico Macias look like after smoking cannabis? Fans of the series Family Business, two seasons of which aired on Netflix, have already gotten a glimpse of it. The 82-year-old artist plays his own role there, alongside Gérard Darmon and Jonathan Cohen, who together decide to open a "coffee-shop". The singer is not yet at his trial gallop. It was first consumed several years ago while in Canada. In an interview with our colleagues from Konbini and broadcast Tuesday March 9, 2021, the performer of the song Children of all countries looks back on this experience of which he does not keep very good memories. His sound engineer at the time used to consume marijuana. It is the latter who proposed to Enrico Macias to test in order to discover the effects.
Enrico Macias, in a state of panic, thought of suicide
The friend of Enrico Macias would have wrongly dosed the quantity. "He thought I was with several people, but I was all alone", remembers with pain the one who answers the name of Gaston Ghrenassia. The sound manager would then "put a dose for 20 people". It did not take more to destabilize the famous guitarist who claims to have been in unprecedented distress, even wanting to "commit suicide"Staying at the hotel during his stay, he sought all possible help."I was so panicked that I wanted to call the front desk " he confides before explaining to have changed his mind: "If ever the reception noticed that I was having indigestion, she would put me in jail, because I was not allowed to 'eat' [another way of talking about smoking, note] in the bedroom ".
The one who shared the life of his wife, Suzy Leyris, for 46 years, remembers a country where the population was open to this subject. "It was common there, not like in Paris. I saw people laughing to death every time they ate it"says Enrico Macias. This is perhaps also why the latter wanted to indulge in this experience: "They were funny, they looked satisfied, so I was like, 'I'm going to do the same, just once.' I didn’t do it again". A first and a last time, then. If he remains traumatized by this story, he remains in favor of the legalization of cannabis.
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